Hellish

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Extremely unpleasant or severe, used informally to emphasise the intensity of a disagreeable experience or condition.

“The commute in the summer heat was absolutely hellish, and she arrived at work completely exhausted.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

hell·ish

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Synonyms

beastly demonicdiabolicdiabolicalfiendishinfernalsatanicunholy

Antonyms

wonderfuldelightfulpleasant

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Wordle

Contains double L and ends in ISH, HELL is easy to spot as the root and confirm quickly in Wordle

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Scrabble

H scores 4 points and appears twice, HELLISH on a double-word square delivers a strong combined score

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “hellish”.

heils hills liesh liles lisle selli shell shiel shilh shill elhi ells heil hell hies hile hill hish ills isle leis lies sell sill

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